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Veeresh Malik on tales from the auto sector 27 September 2010
As disposable incomes grow exponentially, there is much scope for luxury cars in India. But manufacturers must be careful not to get labelled as a ‘discount brand’ The BMW-3 series sedan is a wonderful car. Enough has been written about it. Likewise, for the C-Class from Mercedes and Audi's A4...

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The cost of a car, especially a small car, matters a lot in India. This is a truth that other carmakers, except Honda and Skoda, seem to have learned We have been hearing a lot of noise about every automaker's wish - or plans - to enter the small car market in India. Although some foreign...

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Yogesh Sapkale  and   Ravi Samalad 07 September 2010
Auto companies are busy producing more and more vehicles to meet increasing demand in the domestic market. However, many dealers,sub-dealers are asking buyers to cough up 'on money' or premium for immediate deliveries Remember the heady days of the mixed economy when an Indian who wanted to...

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Ashok Shaw 06 September 2010
The real-estate market is not focusing on end-user sales, but higher valuations and raising funds through the capital market, says an independent real estate researcher Real-estate sales fell by 50%-60% in the quarter ended June, as the market turned speculative and developers held prices in...

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Buying an MUV can be a tempting proposition, but are you aware of the pitfalls? A friend of mine, an investment banker turned civil servant turned back into investment banker, sought my advice on—what else—which car to buy. His requirements were simple: he wanted an additional car for the...

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Group buying on the Internet is simple. If certain number of people sign up for an offer, then the deal becomes available to all. If the predetermined minimum is not met, no one gets the deal. This reduces risk for retailers Social networking has not only brought us closer to other likeminded...

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How do you define the retail in banking? "Ask 10 bank chairmen and each will define the retail borrower differently," says RBI deputy governor, Dr KC Chakrabarty, speaking to Moneylife. He says that that sticky issues relating to retail lending arise because bankers are unclear about who...

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Pallabika Ganguly 22 July 2010
Developers have come down to terra firma after having jacked up rates to astronomical levels After the huge hike in property rates in Mumbai, developers are now offering discounts on properties, at least in the suburbs. Royal Palms, a property owned by Mumbai-based developer Royal Palms India...

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Pallabika Ganguly 20 July 2010
Residents in Mumbai don’t seem too keen on staying in high-rise towers. In a space-starved city, the only way to go is upwards, but a number of bottlenecks remain There are around 102 under-construction projects beyond 30 storeys being developed across India. Among the tall towers, most of...

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Telecom major Vodafone Essar has launched the Apple iPhone 3GS in India, priced upwards of Rs29,500. The iPhone 3GS is the fastest iPhone yet and is equipped with a three megapixel autofocus camera, video recording and hands-free voice-control features. The handset also provides access to...

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Thinking of ditching your old mobile for a new-fangled, power-packed smartphone? You should know that the transition involves its own set of problems Smartphones—which are high-end mobile handsets that can help you compute and communicate and also download your daily fix of gaming and...

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Travel insurance can protect you against flight delays, baggage loss, journey cancellations and medical emergencies The next time your flight is late, do not fret over it—rather, you can turn that time into earning some money. What you need to do is buy travel insurance. This insurance...

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Many of us are not even aware of the privacy settings of social networks and don’t pay any attention to the information we put in the public domain With social networking sites spreading their wings on the Internet, they have become easy targets for hackers and anti-social elements. Recently,...

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Amritha Pillay 23 February 2010
The Brahmaputra river has witnessed a rise in cruise operations in the past few months, with more cruise operators entering this region. With international tourists avidly exploring India’s North East region, the mighty Brahmaputra river is turning into a hot destination for cruise...

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Cybercrime has moved on from the spotty teenage hacker to a sophisticated operation. Here are some tips to keep your mailbox spam-free More and more people are falling victim to e-mail frauds. Recently, a well-known editor of a Marathi daily almost lost his e-mail account to hackers....

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Over the last decade, the world seems to have discovered that Indians want to smell good and look younger, fairer and trendier. High-voltage advertising campaigns have led to a boom in these products. Pallabika Ganguly takes a close look at how Indians respond to hair colour Any attempt to...

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The world of display screens is witnessing technological advances that can completely transform the way we view TV, surf the Net or use our mobile phone. Here is a preview of things to come... Display screens are now as ubiquitous in our lives as the air we breathe. Whether at home or...

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Moneylife Digital Team 06 February 2010
Moneylife Knowledge Centre set up by the Moneylife Foundation in Mumbai will supplement the efforts of regulators and providers of financial services at spreading financial literacy and redressing grievances. Sanjay Nirupam, Member of Parliament, on Saturday inaugurated the Moneylife...

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Moneylife Digital 06 February 2010
Online shop eBay’s popular electronic payment system PayPal seems to have been blocking all personal transactions to and from India. Strangely, it has offered no justification for this decision In a perplexing move, popular electronic payment gateway PayPal Inc has suddenly started blocking...

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Travel website makemytrip.com has come out with an ad that states that it is the ‘fastest’ in booking tatkal tickets. How can the portal make such a claim? Makemytrip.com is actively advertising on the Web that it will be able to provide its customers with tatkal tickets at a much...

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